JAKARTA, Aug 19 – The search and rescue (SAR) aircraft trigana air service had been lost contact on this Sunday during a flight in the easternmost that province of Papua are being carried out in rural areas of Okbape area which is not far from the Star Mountains in Papua.
Local media reports quoted the Head of Public Relations of Papua Regional Police, Rudolf Patrige as saying that the search area is 15 kilometers from the town of Oksibil. He said, based on the information of local communities in the area, they saw the aircraft flying low in mountainous regions concerned.
“People could see the plane flying low and the sound of strong boom in the area. Currently, the community also helped to go to that location. Overland trip to the region is difficult because regarding forced merempuh forests and hills as well as taking a long time,” he said.
“Meanwhile, Chairman Polis Star Mountains, Yunus Wally together the combined forces searched and menyelamat including the army and the policy has been in place with regard to the trip,” he added. Trigana air service aircraft types ATR 42 PK YRN carrying 54 passengers, including five children, the ship was leaving from the aerodrome Jayapura.
He was reported missing at 2:21 pm local time last night after not landing in Intl Oksibil at 3:15 pm. In the same time, Head of the National Search and Menyelamat (Basarnas) Bambang Sulistyo quoted as saying, SAR forces are also said to have found fragments believed a certain portion plane and some smoke in the vicinity of respect.
